Theme of the week: Discovering Family & Identity

Case 84-1410: My Korean Adoptee Experience ⁠
Ed Pokropski
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Edward talks about the findings and lessons from his journey back to Korea in search of his birth parents.⁠

From our Instagram this week:
Our inspirASIAN of the week is Sharon Choi, interpreter for Oscar-winning, history-making director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho.
Learn more about the Korean-American making waves on the internet here.

From our Facebook this week:

Jenny Han's "To All the Boys I've Loved Before, PS: I Still Love You" has helped usher in the age of the Asian-American young adult rom-com.

Read more here.

Past Speaker News Asian in America by Jenny Dorsey (CTM 06) Asian in America is a symbolic exhibition and 6-course dinner experience that explores the complex narrative of the Asian American identity through food and drink, virtual reality, spoken word and poetry.

To kick off the first Lunar New Year of the decade (!!), Studio ATAO will be hosting a special rendition of Asian in America on Thursday, January 23rd at the Japanese American National Museum in historic Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles.

New Videos of the Week - click below to watch!

Sponsors

Thank you to our community sponsors:

Apex for Youth
Grace Street
Guiding Clarity

Other AAPI Events

NYC:
MocaKIDS Dumpling Fold-off| 2/20
Muslim Writers Collective | 2/21
Tea 101: Taste & Learn | 2/23

LA:
Screening of Satoshi Kon anime classic PERFECT BLUE| 2/21
Asian AF: Voltron & Friends!| 2/22

"I screamed I Love You to her...and there was a pause, and she just stared at me."

- Emily Huang on telling her mom "I love you"⁠

Listen. Learn. Inspire.

We created Crushing The Myth to share Asian American stories and perspectives with a global audience, as well as, connect Asian Americans and allies to each other. Because Asian America today is more than just the “Model Minority” label.